,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fchh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjah,mrs4 
,brooks ( ,indiana introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
to provide = ! r$uction ( ! annuity =   
any ,f$]al employee :o is convict$ ( a  
felony t result$ 91 or w\ld h result$ 91
 removal f ! civil s]vice1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,employee ,retirem5t
 ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,r$uction (  
annuity ( employee convict$ ( a felony =
 :i* an adv]se action is or w\ld h be5  
tak5  7a7 ,r$uction ( annuity ( employee
 convict$ ( a felony = :i* an adv]se    
action is tak5  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] 
,,ii ( *apt] #hc ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #hcbc4 ,r$uction ( b5efits ( 
employees convict$ ( c]ta9 crimes  7a7  
,r$uction ( annuity  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
feloni\s s]vice ( a cov]$ individual    

%all n be tak5 into acc\nt = purposes ( 
calculat+ an annuity ) respect to su*   
individual "u sub*apt] ,,iii ( ?is *apt]
 or *apt] #hd if--  7,a7 ! cov]$        
individual is f9ally convict$ ( a       
felony2 &  7,b7 ! head ( ! ag5cy at :i* 
! individual 0 employ$ det]m9es t !     
conviction 0 bas$ on ! acts or omissions
 ( ! cov]$ individual t--  7i7 7 tak5 or
 n tak5 9 ! p]=mance ( ! cov]$          
individual's (ficial duties at ! ag5cy2 
&  7ii7 are suffici5t to support a      
removal action "u section #geac1 #gedc1 
or any o!r provision ( law aga9/ ! cov]$
 individual4  7#b7 ,proc$ures ,a cov]$  
individual aga9/ :om a det]m9ation is   
made "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be af=d$--   
7,a7 notice ( ! det]m9ation #ae bus9ess 
days 9 advance ( a f9al ord] "u p>agraph
 7#c72 &  7,b7 an opportunity to respond
 to ! det]m9ation by n lat] ?an t5      
bus9ess days foll[+ receipt ( su*       
notice4  7#c7 ,f9al ord] ,! head ( !    
ag5cy %all issue a f9al ord] to c>ry out
 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( a cov]$

 individual :o responds "u p>agraph     
7#b77;,b71 five bus9ess days aft]       
receiv+ ! response f ! cov]$ individual1
 to ! maximum ext5t practicable2 or     
7,b7 9 ! case ( a cov]$ individual :o   
does n s respond1 #ae bus9ess days aft] 
! date ! head ( ! ag5cy provid$ notice  
to ! individual "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a71  
to ! maximum ext5t practicable4  7#d7   
,appeal ,any cov]$ individual ) respect 
to :om an annuity is to be r$uc$ "u ?is 
subsection may appeal ! f9al ord] "u    
p>agraph 7#c7 to ! ,m]it ,sy/ems        
,protection ,bo>d pursuant to su*       
regulations z ! ,bo>d may prescribe =   
purposes ( ?is subsection4 ,an appeal   
may n be made "u ?is p>agraph lat] ?an t
 date t is #aj bus9ess days aft] ! date 
an ord] is issu$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  7b7 
,adm9i/rative requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #cj bus9ess days aft] !    
date t ! head ( an ag5cy issues a f9al  
ord] "u subsection 7a7 or a f9al        
decision ( ! ,m]it ,sy/ems ,protection  
,bo>d is r5d]$ 7z ! case may be7 )      

respect to an individual1 ! applicable  
employ+ ag5cy %all am5d ! cov]$         
individual's retirem5t records to       
reflect ! p]iod ( s]vice t is no long]  
cr$itable by op]ation ( ?is section &   
transmit ! am5d$ records to ! ,director 
( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t4  7#b7
 ,annuitants ,) respect to any cov]$    
individual :o is an annuitant on ! date 
a f9al ord] is s issu$1 ! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all1 n   
lat] ?an #cj bus9ess days aft] ! receipt
 ( am5d$ retirem5t records f an ag5cy "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 recalculate su* annuity4
  7c7 ,lump-,sum annuity cr$it ,any     
cov]$ individual ) respect to :om an    
annuity is r$uc$ "u subsection 7a7 %all 
be entitl$ to be paid s mu* ( su*       
individual's lump-sum cr$it z is        
attributable to ! p]iod ( feloni\s      
s]vice4  7d7 ,sp\se exception ,! sp\se (
 any cov]$ individual ref]r$ to 9       
subsection 7a7 %all be eligible = sp\sal
 annuity b5efits t1 b = subsection 7a71 
w\ld o!rwise h be5 payable if !         

,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ! 
attorney g5]al ( any /ate1 t]ritory1 or 
! ,di/rict ( ,columbia det]m9es t !     
sp\se fully coop]at$ ) au?orities 9 !   
conduct ( a crim9al inve/igation &      
subsequ5t prosecution ( ! individual :i*
 result$ 9 su* b5efit r$uction4  7e7    
,application ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be
 con/ru$ to effect or o!rwise mitigate !
 application ( any o!r section 9 ?is    
sub*apt]4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ individual   
means--  7,a7 an individual :o 0 an     
employee 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section    
#baje7 remov$ f a position 9 ! civil    
s]vice = p]=mance or misconduct "u      
section #geac1 #gedc1 or any o!r        
provision ( law2 or  7,b7 an individual 
:o-- 7i7 0 an employee 7z t t]m is def9$
 9 section #baje7 subject to a removal  
action = p]=mance or misconduct "u      
section #geac1 #gedc1 or any o!r        
provision ( law2 &  7ii7 :o leaves      
employm5t at ! ag5cy prior to ! issuance
 ( a f9al decision ) respect to su*     

action2  7#b7 ! t]m feloni\s s]vice     
means1 ) respect to a cov]$ individual1 
! p]iod ( s]vice-- 7,a7 beg9n+ on ! date
 t ! head ( ! ag5cy det]m9es t !        
individual comm5c$ engag+ 9 ! acts or   
omissions t gave rise to ! removal      
action or propos$ removal action2 &     
7,b7 end+ on ! date t is ! e>li] (-- 7i7
 ! date t ! individual is remov$ f or   
leaves a position at ! ag5cy2 or  7ii7 !
 date t ! individual ceases engag+ 9 !  
acts or omissions t gave rise to !      
removal action or propos$ removal       
action2  7#c7 ! t]m f9ally convict$ &   
f9al conviction ref]s to a conviction ( 
a felony-- 7,a7 t has n be5 appeal$ & is
 no long] appealable because ! "t = tak+
 an appeal has expir$2 or  7,b7 t has   
be5 appeal$ & ! appeals process = :i* is
 complet$2  7#d7 ! t]m lump-sum cr$it   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section        
#hcca7h7 or #hdja7ai7 7z ! case may be72
 &  7#e7 ! t]m s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 t
 t]m "u section #hcca7ab7 or #hdja7bf7  
7z ! case may be74  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical    

am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = ,sub*apt] 
,,ii ( *apt] #hc ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft] !   
item relat+ to section #hcbb ! foll[+   
new item3  #hcbc4 ,r$uction ( b5efits ( 
employees convict$ ( c]ta9 crimes4  4   
7b7 ,application ,section #hcbc ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by      
subsection 7a71 %all apply to acts or   
omissions describ$ 9 subsection         
7a77#a77;,b7 ( su* section occurr+ aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7    
,regulations ,! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel      
,managem5t may prescribe regulations to 
c>ry out ! purposes ( ?is section & !   
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4